Rui Pedro (footballer, born 1998)
Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa (born 20 March 1998), known as Rui Pedro, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker for Leixões S.C. on loan from FC Porto.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Pedro da Silva e Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Castelo de Paiva, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leixões (on loan from Porto) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Sporting Paivense | ||
| 2012–2017 | Porto | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Porto B | 24 | (5) |
| 2016– | Porto | 9 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Boavista (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Varzim (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Granada B (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2020– | → Leixões (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U16 | 15 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (5) |
| 2017 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:27, 16 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Castelo de Paiva, Aveiro District, Rui Pedro joined FC Porto's youth system in 2012, aged 14. On 24 January 2015, two months shy of his 17th birthday, he made his professional debut with their B-team, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against U.D. Oliveirense for the Segunda Liga championship.[1]
On 3 December 2016, whilst still a junior, Rui Pedro first appeared in the Primeira Liga with the main squad: after replacing Óliver Torres 15 minutes from the end of the home fixture against S.C. Braga, he scored the game's only goal in injury time, ending the club's negative run of 520 minutes without finding the net.[2] Four days later, also from the bench, he played his first match in the UEFA Champions League, as the hosts defeated already qualified Leicester City 5–0 to also reach the knockout stage;[3] late in the year, UEFA.com selected him as their "weekly wonderkid".[4]
Rui Pedro went on to serve three loans during his spell at the Estádio do Dragão, starting out at Boavista FC (top division)[5] then moving to Varzim SC (second level)[6] and Club Recreativo Granada (Spanish Segunda División B).[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 August 2017[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 17 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 5 | |
| Total | 21 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 5 | |
| Porto | 2016–17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Boavista (loan) | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Career total | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
- Appearance in the Champions League
Honours
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: Team of the Tournament 2017[9]
References
- "Oliveirense-FC Porto B, 1–0: Golo de Rui Lima vale liderança" [Oliveirense-FC Porto B, 1–0: Rui Lima goal equals first place]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Rui Pedro acordou o Dragão, 520 minutos depois" [Rui Pedro awoke the Dragon, 520 minutes later]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Porto punish Leicester to reach round of 16". UEFA. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Rui Pedro". UEFA. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "FC Porto empresta Rui Pedro ao Boavista" [FC Porto loan Rui Pedro to Boavista] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Avançado Rui Pedro emprestado ao Varzim pelo FC Porto" [Forward Rui Pedro loaned to Varzim by FC Porto]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- Pereira, Sérgio; Maia, Vítor (16 August 2019). "FC Porto: Rui Pedro emprestado... ao Granada B" [FC Porto: Rui Pedro loaned... to Granada B] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- Rui Pedro at Soccerway
- "Technical report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- Rui Pedro at ForaDeJogo
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- National team data (in Portuguese)